Definition of car bomb
: an explosive device concealed in an automobile for use as a weapon of terrorism
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A few hours earlier, another car bomb outside the capital killed one person plus the driver, police said.
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A few hours earlier, another car bomb outside the capital killed one person plus the driver, police said.
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In the 1990s, the hikes could be an escape from the conflicts taking place below, when the Shining Path, the Maoist rebel group that terrorized Peru for decades, attacked politicians in Huaraz and planted three car bombs.
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Afghan security personnel and civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on Mar. 17.
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The car bombings come three days after at least 14 people were killed and 10 others wounded in a car bomb blast near the Weheliye hotel on the busy Makka Almukarramah road.
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Thursday’s blast came a month after two car bomb explosions in Mogadishu shattered a months-long period of calm in the city, killing at least 21 people.
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Festive green beer will be on tap, and bartenders can create Irish car bombs (shots) for patrons looking for something bolder.
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In years past, walls went up to protect against car bombs.
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First Known Use of car bomb
1923
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Definition of car bomb for English Language Learners
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: a bomb that is hidden inside or underneath a vehicle
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